Allentown police say a man suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed in a south side home early Monday morning. (FILE PHOTO / THE MORNING CALL)

An Allentown man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after a co-worker was stabbed with a kitchen knife early Monday morning outside a South Side Allentown home, according to court records.

Luis Velez was arraigned Monday night before District Judge Michael J. Pochron in Salisbury Township. Pochron set bail at $75,000.

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According to the criminal complaint, at 5:44 a.m. Allentown police were called to a Lehigh Street home for a report of a stabbing.

Officers found Jose Collazo with at least three stab wounds, bleeding profusely in the kitchen of the home, according to court records.

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Collazo was stabbed in the face, upper back and hand, according to the complaint. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with serious injuries, Allentown police Capt. Jim Keiser said Monday evening.

Collazo said Velez works with him at Insulation Corporation of America. Collazo told police that Velez stabbed him outside Collazo’s residence, according to court records.

Velez admitted stabbing Collazo multiple times with a kitchen knife, according to police.